Mosura (1961)

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   Siskoid

   I love Mothra, but I'd never seen her without Godzilla. Her original stand-alone film is less Gojira than it is King Kong, with natives worshiping her as a god, etc. The twin pop star fairies are the ones kidnapped for entertainment purposes, so it's not Kong exactly, but it's definitely a remix. A charming one with mostly strong effects (toy cars flying around not withstanding), pitched younger than the original Gojira, tending towards the Gamera end of the scale with its juvenile slapstick and a child hero as part of the cast. It is odd, I admit, to see Mothra cause so much wanton destruction, seeing as she's usually very much the goody when she guests in Toho's other films, but GIVE HER BACK HER BEAUTIES! Weirdest of all is the introduction of Rolithica, a fictional country, neighbor to Japan, which is essentially the United States, which allows Mothra to attack New York City--I'm sorry, New KIRK City. Mothra is a monster with several stages of development (egg - caterpillar- cocoon - butterfly), so all her stories involve a lot of waiting around for that glorious, final form, but it's usually worth it. In the classic kaiju canon, Mothra is a relatively light offering, imaginative and cute, and mostly harmless (for a living hurricane anyway). 5 years 7 months ago
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   nbats

   https://archive.org/details/mothra.-1961.720p.-blu-ray.x-264-yts.-lt_202204 7 months 3 weeks ago
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   andyhudson

   90 minute American version
   
   https://www.crackle.com/watch/265 3 years 3 months ago

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